Gapyeong County Officials and Organizations Mobilize for "Comprehensive Cleanup"

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Um In-yong] Gapyeong County carried out a large-scale "Clean Gapyeong Day Comprehensive Cleanup" across the county on the 22nd in commemoration of the "Republic of Korea Renovation Week" hosted by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety.

The cleanup attracted some 2,000 participants, including county officials, military units, firefighters, police, businesses, civic organizations, volunteers, and residents, who cleaned every corner of Gapyeong.

Participants engaged in garbage collection, recycling sorting, and removal of fallen leaves and debris across the main commercial districts of six towns and townships, tourist attractions, riverbanks, hiking trails, and roadsides. Particularly, they intensively cleaned areas surrounding traditional markets, terminals, and public facilities with heavy foot traffic, achieving noticeable environmental improvements.

This cleanup served as a "voluntary participation environmental campaign," with residents and agencies jointly cleaning areas damaged by recent heavy downpours. Through the combined efforts of the public and private sectors, both the cleanup and urban landscape improvement were pursued simultaneously, prioritizing the recovery of Gapyeong's clean image.

County Governor Seo Tae-won stated, "This cleanup was a meaningful occasion where residents, officials, and various organizations participated with one heart to renovate Gapyeong," and added, "We will continue to steadily expand resident-led environmental improvement activities going forward."